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Expanded Domestic Partnership Rights and Benefits go into effect in Washington State

The AdvocateDecember 3, 2009As of Thursday, gay and lesbian couples in Washington State were able to register for expanded domestic-partnership benefits, since voters approved the measure in a general election last month. Filings have more than doubled since Referendum 71 was passed in November, from 35-40 couples registering weekly, to 90 per week, the state's Corporations and Charities Division told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. [Link]